Monthly Archives: May 2016

(Article shared from the Holtzclaw Institute at Hines-Utica) Our summer workshop got off to a great start this week with our drive down to Tuskegee. We stopped in Selma and had a chance to walk over the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge. The Interpretative Center in Lowndes was a highlight of the drive. The well-designed exhibits … Continue reading →

NEW DIGS!!! HBCU Library Alliance relocates to Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library! Today I’m pleased to announce the HBCU Library Alliance’s upcoming move to the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library! We leave LYRASIS with appreciation for their long-term commitment and support of activities to strengthen member libraries. July 1st is the target date for the … Continue reading →

Steve Eberhardt (May 2016)— Significant photographic and audio-visual materials from HBCU collections are being made available to scholars as part of the HBCU Preservation Project. The HBCU Library Alliance is a partner in this initiative that is funded through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Previously inaccessible collections are now being used by students, … Continue reading →

Tiwanna Nevels (May 2016) —As the Director of Library Services at Saint Augustine’s University it has been my goal to transform the scope of how we promote academic success and discovery to our students. In doing this, the library plays an active role in supporting the mission and vision of the university. … Continue reading →

Claflin University just capped another successful academic year with the conferring of 422 undergraduate and graduate degrees, a record for the university. But it was also a year filled with a number of accomplishments toward the university’s rising reputation as a leading 21st century institution of higher education. Commencement was a watershed event. In addition … Continue reading →

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (May, 2016) – Representatives from nearly 20 historically black institutions from around the nation will gather at Tuskegee University to discover how to strengthen their teaching and learning environments through unity. Thanks to a $35,000 grant from the UNCF/Mellon Programs, the Tuskegee University Legacy Museum Teaching Learning Institute conference will be held on … Continue reading →

Fayetteville State University News and Information— UNCF® Career Pathways Initiative distributes $2.55 million in planning grants to selected HBCUs and PBIs, with potential to assist 66,000 students Thirty colleges have been selected as planning grant awardees for UNCF’s new Career Pathways Initiative (CPI), a highly competitive grant process open to four-year historically black colleges and … Continue reading →